Saw.



C. E. MICHENER.

SAW.

APPLICATIO'N FILED APR.2I, 1915.

, Patented July 4,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

Patented July 4, 1916.

9 WWM NW W MA W SAW.

APPLICATION. FILED APR. 2|, i915.

c. E. M'ICHENEB.

a /(J 5. W/a/wwr muumlnlm ments Saws 'of which the following is a specification. p The saw which is the subject-matter of the present application for patent is de-- signed more particularly for-meatdealers' cmnnns ni MIcHnN saw.

To all whom it may mm V Be it known that I I, CHARLES- E. LIGH- rNnR, acitizen of the United States, residing at Charleroi, in the,county'of Wash1ng-'- ton and State of Pennsylvania,'--have 'ma hollow shaft 19 having at vented certain new and useful Improveto reduce the timeand labor required in cutting meat, and the invention has for its object to provide a novelr and improved" power-driven circular saw for this purpose.

The invention also has for, its objectlito provide a novel andimproved'support for, the saw which enables the same to be readily swungin any direction and also raised and lowered at will, so: that the sawcan be easily applied to a piece of; meat lyingonand V without moving.- .the meat to the saw. t

the block anywhere,

controlling the operation of. the, saw; such; means being fassoci'ated with ,an "operatmg handle which guides the saw tothe workfl The objects stated are attained bymeansgof a combination and arrangement offparts and. claimed reference being had to the accompanying-j drawings in which- I Figure '1 is a sideelevation-of thea'ppahereinafter described to be ratus; Fig. 2 is anend view thereof; Fig. 3

is an enlarged sectionion the line ,3-3 0 ffi Fig 1; Fig. 4xis a sectional detail of the saw-controlling device's Fig. i, 5, is a" section on the line 5-5 of Figl l, and-Fig. ,6 is a" horizontal section on the line 6-'6 .ofjFig.- 4.

Referring specifically to the drawings,- 10

denotes a suitably-supported overhead track composed of laterally spaced parallelchanj-i nel beams set vertically witli .thechannels facing eachother. .On thistrack is mounted a carriage the wheels 11 of Whichtravel on' the bottom flanges of the Ichannel beams. j The frame of the carriage comprises longi-- tudinal side bars 12 carrying the wheels 11',

.and connected by spaced, 'front and rear in front of and to-the rear of the sleeve 33.

provided for the saw 27, said cross members 13, which latterare channel form a track which extends" at a right angle tothe track formed by g 10, and supports a sub-carriage 14 mounted a specification time iatent;- Application filed Rpm 1 21,1915. Serial No; 22,319.

followingrpartsz the channel beams lPatentedJuly 4, 191a.

on wheels 15 which travel on the bottom flanges of the beams 1 "From the sub carriage 14 depends a stem *16 which carries a hanger 17 having beari1igs-18 at thebottom in which is supported one end a hand grip. 20. 'The shaft 19 carries a bracket 21 which. supports an electric motor 22, and has-bearings 23 at the top through which the shaft'passesL The hand grip,20-is to the rear of the bracket 21', and 'extendingoutward from the forward end thereof and made fast on. the shaft 19, is an arm 24; havmg at its outer end a. bearing 25in which r v is vjournaled the arbor 26 of a circular saw =27'.-'- On one end of the sawarbor is a 'pulley 28 which is;belted. to a pulley 29 on the .shaft30 of the motor 22. qAny' otherisuit able driving connection between the motor guide the s'a'w,i,said handle having a guard t g c to protect the hand from the drive belt. A- further -,object of the invention-is to?- provide a novel and improved means l-for' provided which a1 and the saw maybe provided. The arm24 has ahandle- 31 on one side for assisting to lows the hanger to be swung forward and rearward; This connection is had by the In the top of thehanger 17 is a recess 32 to receive the lower end of the V stem 16', said end being reduced and fitted with a sleeve 33 held on the stem by a bottom V nut 3/1 and washer 35. The sleeve is loose so that it'may turn on the stem. From opposite, sides of the sleeve extend trunnions 36 which are j ournaled in the adjacent side walls of the recess 32. These trunnions -are horizontal; and the hanger is therefore' free to be swung back and forth to the extent of j the length 'ofthe recess 32. The sleeve 33 is squared externally andthe width of the recess issueh that the sleeve fits snugly between the opposite sidewalls thereof in,

which thetrunhions 36'are journaled. The recess is elongated lengthwise sufiicient'ly to allow the hereinbefore described swing or rock ng movement of the hanger, and as the sleeve is loose" on the stem 16, the hanger may also be rotated. To limit the swing the hanger, adjusting screws 37 are threaded therethrough to extend into the recess 32 Abrakeis brake comprising two opposite jaw members e saw is located: The

39 of'the jaw members are lapped r and .pivotally connected, as indicated at 4:0,"

' lease the saw.

to a than slidably mounted in the shaft 19. The shanks '39 are partly housed in the shaft 19 and at the-outer end thereof,

said shaft has, onthe inside thereof, diametrically oppositeinclines 42 locatedopposite corresponding inclines 43 on the shanks 39, and inside the shaft is a transverse pin 44 located midway between theshanks. The brake is applied by advancing the block 41,

whereupon the inclines 42 and 43 meet and force the jaws 38 together to grip the saw. 'Upon retracting the block, the pin- 44 comes between the jaws and spreads the same to re- The block 41 is Operated by a hand grip-45 connected by a rod or shank 46 to said-block; Inside the shaft 19 is a fixed abutment 47, between which latter and the block 41 is interposed a spring 48, the same beingcoiled around the rod 46. This grip 45 is released spring serves tohold the block 41 normally advanced to, apply the brake, and'the latter is released as hereinbefore described by pulling the hand grip 45 rearward. The hand grip "45 is located inside the hand grip 20,

insulation. In the shaft 19 are two contacts 51 to which the current wires of the motor are connected. The switch tongue 49 is so a located that it is no mally free of one of the grasped to' release the brake, the rearward movement ofthe rod 46 brings the switch contacts 51, and ;w en the hand grip 45 is tongue against said contact to make a connection with the opposite contact, thus closing the motor, circuit It will beevi dent from the foregomg that the saw can be very easily controlled, the same hand which grasps the hand'grip 20 also operating the hand grip 45 which con-- trols the brake and themotor. circuit, and

when the hand grip 20 is released,'the brake I is automatically applied and at the same time the motor circuit is broken. I

The overhead traveling support ,havmg the longitudinal and lateral movement as hereinbefore described, together with the swiveling and rocking support of the hanger '17, enables the saw to be readily swung any direction and also raised and lowered, and the saw can therefore be carried to any part of theblock and the meat can be cut 5 also controls the motor without moving itto the saw. The shaft 19 is loose in the bearings 18, and as the parts 21 and 24'are fast on said shaft, it will be evident that upon rocking the shaft, the

sawmaybe tilted sidewise. The saw 27 has a guard 52 carried by an arm 53' rising from the bearing 25. The saw can be used on ,as many blocks as desired,by extending the longitudinal overhead track over the different blocks.

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown, but it will be evident that various changes and modifications may bemade without a departure therefrom as claimed hereinafter.

*1. In a hand-controlled, power-operated saw, the combination of a. support, a stem depending from the support, a sleeve swiveled on the lower end of the stem and carryin-g trunnions, a hanger having a top re cess to receive the lower end of the stem and the sleeve thereon, the side walls of the recess having bearings in which the trunnions.

are journaled, a, motor support carried by the hanger, and'a saw support on the motor support.

2. In a hand-controlled, power-operated saw,'the combination of-a hollow shaft, a motor supporting bracket carried by the shaft, a hand grip on the shaft, a saw-sup:

porting arm fast on the shaft, a slidable rod housed in the shaft, a hand grip on said rod located-in proximity tothe aforesaid hand grip, motor-controlling means carried by the rod, and a saw-brake operatively connected to the rod. 4

3. Ina hand-controlled, power-operated saw, the-combination of a hanger, a shaft I rockably supported by the-hanger, a motor supporting bracket fast on the shaft, a handgrip, fast on one end of the shaft, and a saw supporting arm fast on the other end of the shaft.

4. In a handhoiitrolled, power-operated I saw, the combinationof a support having bearings, a shaft journaled in said bearings and projecting therefrom at its ends, a motor support carried by the shaft intermediate its ends and fast thereon, a saw-support ing arm fast on one end of the shaft, the axis of the saw extending transversely of the axis of the shaft, and-a controlling hand grip on the other end of the shaft.

In testimony ,whereof I aillx my signature inpresence of two wit'nessesti I CHARLES E. MICHENER.

Witnesses:

' 1 JAMES ENIX,

Jams Gamma. 

